insensibility to pain
1Narcotic — This article is about the drug classification. For the scuba diving reference, see Nitrogen narcosis. For the sedative agent, see Sedative. For pain control medications of both narcotic and non narcotic varieties, see Analgesic. For the album by… …
2analgesia — A neurologic or pharmacologic state in which painful stimuli are so moderated that, though still perceived, they are no longer painful. Cf.:anesthesia. [G. insensibility, fr. an priv. + algesis, sensation of pain] conduction a. SYN: regional… …
3anaesthetic — adj. & n. (US anesthetic) n. a substance that produces insensibility to pain etc. adj. producing partial or complete insensibility to pain etc. Phrases and idioms: general anaesthetic an anaesthetic that affects the whole body, usu. with loss of… …
4Twilight sleep — (English translation of the idiomaticcite news |first=H. J. last=Boldt authorlink= coauthors= title= TWILIGHT SLEEP. ; An Inaccurate Translation of the German Daemmerschlaf. url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9504E6DE123FE233A25754… …
5analgesia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek analgēsia, from an + algēsis sense of pain, from algein to suffer pain, from algos pain Date: circa 1706 insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness • analgesic adjective or noun • analgetic adjective …
6twilightsleep — twilight sleep n. An amnesic condition characterized by insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness, induced by an injection of morphine and scopolamine, especially to relieve the pain of childbirth. * * * …
7Anesthesiology — The branch of medicine specializing in the use of drugs or other agents that cause insensibility to pain. There is a major distinction between an anesthesiologist and an anesthetist. An anesthesiologist has a doctorate whereas an anesthetist does …
8Anaesthetic — An [ae]s*thet ic, n. (Med.) That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc. [1913 Webster] …
9C17H21NO4 — Cocaine Co ca*ine, n. (Chem.) A powerful narcotic alkaloid, {C17H21NO4}, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain. It is classified as addictive… …
10Cocaine — Co ca*ine, n. (Chem.) A powerful narcotic alkaloid, {C17H21NO4}, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain. It is classified as addictive and is not …